The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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ENID, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JULY 25. 1907.
NO. 43
See last Page The Big Suit Sale
Harry B. Woolfs
See last Page
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COUNCIL HITS OAS
AND TELEPHONE CO'SI
|sonally, at So'cl ck turned Davidson
oose, Iii(l out- for fear of a lawsuit
| Took l tie first train out of Hobart.
j Graves was so sure he had the man
Enid Council Threaten to Deal j wanted thatat one time while starid-
H rd W'th Both i iii* In the renter of a motley erowd of
The Limit
Corporations,
Friday night at a regular session of
the city council the following report
was presented by the light.committee.
"We, your light committee, have
had underpin vestlgat ion the complaints
of the citizens of Enid against the
Electric & Gas company wherein they
fail or refuse to supply a sufficient
amount of gas to the consumers with
whom they have made connections
and we recommend that steps lie tak-
en towards forfeiting their franchise
in case they still fail or refuse to'fur-
nish sufficient supply.
signed.
R. A. Kent.
W.M. Randles.
The council unamously decided to
begin suit unless the matter is changed
and good service supplied at once.
Councilman Messall moved that the
telephone company be included n
the proceedings, and its franchise
forfeited unless better service results.
A numb-r of new streets lights
were ordered installed, and the pav-
ing of Market street was refe- red to
the paving committee. The putting
in of sidewalks on Mapl- street was
made compulsory. That a 1 cense
should be put on all Enid transfers
was left to the discreation of city at-
torney James.
After some minor business was
transacted, the council went into ex
ecutive session and a special com-
mittee, consisting of Kent, White,
and Messall was appointed to confer
with Police Judge VoorInesalo.itti e
cash salerv tangle.
Made A Mistake
Hobart.— II. H Graves, sheriff of
Macon county, Mo., who yesterday
startled Hobait by arresting W. F.
Davidson, a prominent citizen, charg-
ing him with a murder committed in
Missouri twenty-seven years ago, has
left the city without his prisioner.
Graves, after makinghimse'f odious
by delivering orations to crowds on
the streets all day yesterday, claiming
that Davidson was the man wanted,
and claiming that he knew him per-
WO men and boys, be offered to wager
$100 to fin that lie had the right man,
but when "called" be said "I iu't
got the money with me." Graves
made a proposition to Davidson and
his attorney, Frank Costello. that he
would deposit with I he sheriff of
Kiowa county enough money to de-
fray the expenses of Davidson and his
attorney to Missouri and return, but
when "called" on that line he said:
"Maybe I'd better wait. I'm sure
I'm right."
After Ciraves liad given Davidson
his freedom, papers were drawn in a
suit for *4,<MK) against the sheriff, and
officers were at all outgoing trains
this morning, b'lt Graves had decided
that Missouri was a more congenial
climate than Oklahoma, and was not
to be found.
Graves yesterdav telegraphed for re-
quisition papers, but received a tele-
gram to the effect that no papers
would be issued
The identification of Davidson was
madt complete tins morning, when
Lem. O. Lytle, of Roosevelt, arrived
in the city and stated that he had
known Mr. Davidson when he was a
boy and that he lived with him at
Eddyville, la., during the year of the
Missouri trouble. Mr. Lytle says
that he also was acquainted with the
fattier of Davidson and was preser t
at the time of his marriage in 187U
under the name of Davidson.
Two Contracts Let
The ball game Sunday between
Enid and the Billings team, was
certainly the limit. A special train
had been run in from Hillings and a
fast game of ball was expected. The
Billings rooters even talked of bet
and gave evidence of sporting proclivi-
ties. Billings had imported a piteher
from Wellington and great results
were anticipated. However when
the Enid giants came to bat all hopes
of a good game were dissipated. It
was a veritable slugging match,
every batter either knocking a home
run or losing the ball in straw stacks
a mile to the south. Five runs came
in the first inning and from that on
the running match continued. Every
time Enid came to bat the batters
about run their legs off around the
bases. Several of the boys were
prostrated liecaise of the exertion
and all of them laid around on the
grass panting with their tongues
hanging out. One of ti e Enid slug-
gers hit the hall so hard that it hit a
horse in nn adjoining pasture, break"
ing three of ti is ribs. Lee Roach
knocked the hall about three miles
and a half and tlie.v had to .send, the
Billings tieKers on horse back after
it. In fact the Billings fielders
finally refused to hold down their
places any more unless they were
furnished with horses. Billings man-
aged to run in three scores, while the
Enid bovs run in upwards of 280.
i It was the dumdest running match
we ever saw and the Enid boys will
be sore for a week.
the interstate commerce commission
and being held up before congress as
an object lesson to leach more string-
ent legislation.
The president is expected to confer
further with Attorney General Bona-
parte, some of the cabinet and mem-
bers of the interstate commerce com-
mission over the Harriman ease, and
it is said in well informed quarters
here that out of it will grow an attack
under the Sherman law, on the Union
Enid's Water.
This city will from now on adver-
tise herself as a health resort. At
the request of the city council, Prof.
E. M. Perdue of Kansas City, a chetn.
ical expert, has made an analysis of
the water contained in what are
known as government springs, located
on a tract of land owned by the gov-
ernment within the llmitsof the city,
uiiuci tiic kjiicniidii itiw. uii bile uuivii ,
Pacific's control of the Southern Pa- ^ * "T 1 of tllls analysis bas es"
tablished the contention that the wa-
ters contain therapeutic qualities of
inestimable value. In his report, the
clflc.
Certain members of the interstate
commerce commission are authority
for tills assertion. It is known that
there is a strong element In the cora-
mission that wants a test made of the1 th«
controrby Harriman of the Southern
expert states that one of the five
springs examined contains ati unusual
Pacific. They do not relish the dis-
position of a part of the commission,
headed by Chairman Knapp and Com
missloner Lane, to avoid court action,
and the tnild nature of the report dis-
pleases them.
Judge Frank IB. Kellogg, specia
counsel for the commission, has made
strong representations to the presi-
dent to the effect that a suit should
be brought to annul the Southern Pa-
cific control. Thus for J udge Kellogg
has suffered a "turning down," as his
report to the commission was much
more radical than the report of the
commission itself. Judge Kellogg was
convinced t ere were several grounds
oil which Harriman could be success-
fully attacked under the Sherman
law, the Union Pacific's control of
Southern Pacific being one.
H. A. Cook Dead.
To Sue Harriman
At a recent meeting of the school
board bids were opened and two con Washington.—President Roosevelt
tracts let. One was to W. B. eller not satisfied to let E. II, Harriman
to construct a $12,000 eight room escape without suit, it is declared on
school house on East Hill. The "ew ^0od authority. Neither are certain
structure will be of brick and built 0f tijs close advisers.
on the old East Hill school site audi ^'liey believe it will do the Iloose-
will no doubt present an imposing ap- J ve|t a<iministration great damage if,
pearance. The Peabody furnature < o. af^,. an ti,e blare of trumpets about
the Union Pacific maguet he escapes
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The following candidates have an-
nounced themselves candidates for
nominations for the respective offices
subject to the Republican Oounfcv
Convention, which meets at Enid.
Aguust 7th :
PROliATK JUDGE.
James B. Culuson, Enid.
were awardad the contact to furnish
the new High School. These new
furnishings will be up-to-date in every
respect and will cost about $1,500.
The new High School bas beencbris-
not only without criminal prosecution
but without a proceeding under the
Sherman law. They think it will be
tened "Lincoln School", tills name a mistake if after his efforts at rail-
seems very fitting and appropriate road nionoply over a large share of
but it is liable to confuse some people t| continent and his financial manip-
will, no doubt, it will be known asit , . , ., ., , K
has been in past, to its students as illation of valuable railroad properties
•E. H. S." (Enid High School) h-j gets off with a mild report from
II. A. Cook, the father of John I'.
Cook, cashier of the First National
Bank, died Tuesday at Lawton. The
funeral was held Wednesday, Mr.
John Cook leaving for Lawton imme-
diately after the receipt of news of
his father's death.
The deceased was one of the early
settlers of Garfield county, receiving
a farm south of the city. He leaves
a son, John, who resides in Enid, and
four daughters, Mrs. Charles Isley of
Cimarron, Kansas, Mrs. Andrew Lar-
son of tiarber, Mrs. Tim Green and
Miss Mae Cook of Lawton: These are
the children of his first wife who died
some y?ars ago.
lie also leaves a wife and two chil
dren of I he second family who reside
in Lawton.
compounds. An analysis bas also been
made oy the agricultural college at
Stillwater with a similar result.
The beneficial qualities of these
springs have not heretofore been
known beyond the vicinity where they
are located, but so many stories have
been told by various persons of the
healing of diseases through partaking
of these waters that the city author-
ities were compelled, by a growing de-
mand on the part of the public, to
make an investigation. The result
lias been unexpectedly favorable.
Steps will be taken at r-ice to gain
permission from the government to
have the surroundings p-oparly ar-
ranged and cared for, by the city
The owner of a large amount of prop-
erty adjacent to the pounds on
which the springs are locked has an-
nounced Ills intention to erect a $40,-
000 summer hotel and advertise her
health resort.
No effort will be made to accomplish
results this season but the summer of
1908 will see another spot which
claims to possess the elixir of health
much advertised.
reui8tk11 of deeds.
Haul F. Soittiiwick, Garber.
Henrt H. Swim. Enid.
Cnakl.es B. Lonocor, fheridan
Township.
W. P. LiairrKooT, Enid.
R. C. Dickinsheets, Enid.
T. A. Wilson, Enid.
COUNTY CLERK,
Ira Williams, Retd Township.
county attorney.
H. G. McKekver, Enid.
Guv S. Manatt, Enid.
sheriff.
Clarence E. Demino, Enid.
Warm Welcome For Frank
(Oklahoma Post)
It was a Mattering reception which
Governor Frantz met In Oklahoma
City last night remaining until this
morning when he will go to Ada where
he will formally open his campaign
for the republican nomination for
governor, before the people o'f the
hustling county seat of Pontotoc
county.
The governor went to the Thread-
gill immediately after his arrival
here and his presence was soon know
throughout the city. He was the re-
cipient of many ass irances of friend
ship and loyalty, and was highly com.
p'lmented on the stand that he l; s
taken for the placing of a ticket in
the field, and the beginning of an ac-
tive earnest, campaign by tie repub-
lican party.
It is expected that Governor Frantz
will meet a hearty reeeption at Ada
tonight. Following his addresses there
arrangements have been made
him to deliver addresses in ot*er
towns of the Indian territory, beiore
lie leaves to attend the republican
state convention at Tu'sa.
Skipped Out
Seattle, Wash.,—A report submitt-
ed by expert accountants, who since
May 8 last have been working on tli«
books in the department of the comp-
troller of the currency of Seatti^
holds Former Comptroller Ripling
stiort of $08,178. Ripling is alleged to
have left the city in March, I!06.
following the close of bis term as
comptroller. He is said to be in Hon-
duras.
HON. FRANK FRANTZ
Interurban
Assured!
County
Valuation
S. I. Uudkins, president of the
Enid, Blackwell and Osage Interur-
ban line, informs the Events that
$93,000 has already been raised for the
enterurban line and that its construc-
tion is practically assured. The
survey of the line commenced Monday
and all work upon it will be pushed
as fast as possible. The line will ex-
tend from Enid to Cropper, Breckin-
ridge, Garber, Billings, Tonkawa,
Ponca City and Pawhuska.
Good;
For County Clerk
The Events takes no little pleasure
n presenting the name of Ira Wil-
liams for the nomination of County
Clerk, of this county, subject to the
Republican county convention. We
take pleasure in presenting the name
of Mr. Williams because tie is a well
known quality and embodies those
qualities of courtesy and ability
which go to make up a succtssful
administer of the clerk's office. Mr.
Williams was deputy clerk under Mr.
Danely for several years and later was
associated with Expert Accountant^
Bruce in checking up several counties
of the territory. He also straighten-
ed out ttie delinquent tax and penalty
records oi this county. Having a
thorough knowledge of what Is re
Adcording to the returns just re-
ceived by Ccunty. Clerk l anely the
total taxable valuation, based on
one-seventh actual value. The terri-
torial board neither raised or lowered
the Garfield county valuation, accept-
ing it just as sent in by the commis-
sioners. The valuation follows:
Frisco R. R,'Assessment $336,377.00
Itock Island
I). E. & O.
Pullman
Express Co's
Western Union
Telephone
355,115.00
155,1)93.00
1,486.00
1,008.(10
13,321.00
31,190.00
Total for above 1907. 895,099.00
County Assessments outside above
4,512,603.00
Total Assessment for County 1907
5,407,762.00
Total Assessment for County 1906
5,277,441.00
More ttian last years assessment
130,321.00. _ ^
Musium For Enid
Garfield County's candidate for Governor of Oklahoma,
subject to the Republican State Convention at Tulsa, June
12, 190".
Dr. T. L. Noblitt formerly in charge
of the science department of the j
Southwestern Normal at Weatherford
is undertaking the collection of Spec-1
Imens for a musium in this city, lie \
will devote the next two monttis to I
tills work. The musium will be op-
ened in September under charge of
quired of him and possessing the ca- Oklahoma Christian University. 111
pacity for service, Mr. Williams is I wlll contain every thing Dr. Noblitt|
bound to meet good consideration in i cati collect In the northern part of j
the convention. He resides in Reed
township and presents his candidacy
to the party in the hope that, if nom-
inated; lie may add strengtti to the
and do the party some jood.
Oklahoma, precious to the taxidernist
geologist, botanist, or lover of curios. |
It Is expectcd that the musium will be j
one of the cities attractions to visitors]
and a drawing card for the college.fl 11
Biittrey The Chinaman
My Chinaware stock has been enlarged from time
to time until this is now the recognized "pretty dishes"
headquarters of northern
Oklahoma. I can please you
and suit your pocket book.
My stock of fancy pieces in
glass and china is complete.
Over two dozen "open stock '
patterns in dinner ware are
here, including Haviland and
Versailles Chinas, English
semi-porcelains, American semi-porcelains and gran-
ites, all in either plain or
decorated. You don't
have to buy any '"ready
made" set. From these<
"open stock" patterns you
can make up your own set
with just the combination
cf pieces that suits your
individual taste. There are no "hands off" signs bere-
You're invited to come and look all you phase. I'm
proud of my pretty dishes and want you to see them.
* a *i Your neighbors were pleased with the
L Aiil 1 ^ lamps purchased here. So may you
be.
The new economy, seli-sealing fruit jirs for which
you have been waiting are here.
STSHOKS AT COST
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Purcell, F. Everett. The Enid Events. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1907, newspaper, July 25, 1907; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc160518/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.